Nobina adds special services to bus operations in Denmark

Bus operator Nobina is to acquire parts of public transport company Örslev Holding to offer special public transport services in Denmark. The scope of the DKr.15.5 million (£1.8m) deal includes 16 buses which offer regular services in South Zealand coastal area and 21 buses for special needs transportation. Nobina has also taken steps to transition in the electric mobility space. In 2018, the company deployed 13 electric buses from Volvo Buses in the Swedish city of Malmö. The Volvo 7900 Electric buses
February 19, 2019 Read time: 1 min
Bus operator 4300 Nobina is to acquire parts of public transport company Örslev Holding to offer special public transport services in Denmark.

The scope of the DKr.15.5 million (£1.8m) deal includes 16 buses which offer regular services in South Zealand coastal area and 21 buses for special needs transportation. 

Nobina has also taken steps to transition in the electric mobility space. In 2018, the company deployed 13 %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external electric false http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/swedish-bus-operator-opts-for-volvo-all-electric-buses/ false false%> buses from 609 Volvo Buses in the Swedish city of Malmö. The Volvo 7900 Electric buses are said to use around 80% less energy than corresponding diesel buses and are powered by green electricity to minimise environmental and climate impact.

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